,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dcha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #b1 #bjad ,mr4 
,/ockman introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to protect ! privacy (      
individuals' p]sonal g5etic in=mation & 
o!r p]sonal id5tifi] in=mation4  #a4    
,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,biometric ,in=mation ,privacy ,act4    
#b4 ,congressional f9d+s ,congress f9ds3
 7#a7 ,p]sonal g5omics is a gr[+ indu/ry
 :]e !re is no?+ to prev5t firms f pass+
 p]sonal g5etic in=mation to a ?ird     
p>ty4  7#b7 ,te*nology companies        
increas+ly use biometric in=mation 9    
security features :]e !re is no?+ to    
prev5t !m f pass+ t in=mation to a ?ird 
p>ty4  #c4 ,def9itions  7a7 ,! t]m      
p]sonal physiological biometric         
in=mation is def9$ z3 7#a7 ,g5etic      
in=mation4  7#b7 ,f+] pr9ts4  7#c7 ,palm
 pr9ts4  7#d7 ,h& geometry4  7#e7 ,iris 
scans4  7#f7 ,ret9a scans4  7#g7 ,eye   
ve9 scans4  7b7 ,! t]m bus9ess entity is

 def9$ z any3 7#a7 ,organization4  7#b7 
,corporation4  7#c7 ,tru/4  7#d7        
,p>tn]%ip4  7#e7 ,sole ,proprietor%ip4  
7#f7 ,un9corporat$ association4  7#g7   
,v5ture e/abli%$ to make a pr(it4  7#h7 
,nonpr(it4  #d4 ,g5]al au?orization  7a7
 ,(f5se ,a bus9ess entity1 gov]nm5tal   
entity1 or p]son :o kn[+ly-- 7#a7       
fraudul5tly obta9s p]sonal physiological
 biometric in=mation relat+ to an       
individual2 or  7#b7 discloses p]sonal  
physiological biometric in=mation )\t   
p]mission f ! individuals to :i* !      
p]sonal physiological biometric         
in=mation p]ta9s1  %all be puni%$ z     
provid$ 9 subsection 7b74  7b7 ,p5alties
 ,a bus9ess entity1 gov]nm5tal entity1  
or p]son describ$ 9 subsection 7a7      
%all-- 7#a7 be f9$ n m ?an #ej1jjj1     
imprison$ n m ?an #a ye>1 or bo?2  7#b7 
if ! (f5se is committ$ "u false         
pret5ses1 be f9$ n m ?an #ajj1jjj1      
imprison$ n m ?an #e ye>s1 or bo?2 &    
7#c7 if ! (f5se is committ$ ) int5t to  
sell1 transf]1 or use individually      

id5tifiable heal? in=mation = comm]cial 
advantage1 p]sonal ga91 or malici\s h>m1
 be f9$ n m ?an #bej1jjj1 imprison$ n m 
?an #aj ye>s1 or bo?4  #e4 ,disclosure (
 in=mation to gov]nm5tal entity pursuant
 to c\rt ord] ,a gov]nm5tal entity may  
obta9 p]sonal physiological biometric   
in=mation pursuant to a c\rt ord] only  
if1 9 ! c\rt proce$+ relevant to su*    
c\rt ord]-- 7#a7 su* entity (f]s cle> & 
conv9c+ evid5ce t ! subject ( !         
in=mation is reasonably suspect$ (      
engag+ 9 crim9al activity & t !         
in=mation s\ght w\ld be mat]ial evid5ce 
9 ! case2 &  7#b7 ! subject ( !         
in=mation is af=d$ ! opportunity to     
appe> & conte/ su* entity's claim4  #f4 
,en=cem5t ,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all en=ce
 violations ( section #d & section #e4  
#g4 ,effective date ,! provisions ( ?is 
,act %all take effect imm$iately ^u     
enactm5t4